GlobeNewswire vs PR Newswire

Service details

Detail	GlobeNewswire	PR Newswire
Founded	1998	1954
Ownership	Notified	Cision
Company size	N/A	N/A
Headquarters	N/A	New York, United States
Funding history	Operated by Notified, an affiliate of Equiniti Group Limited	Operated by Cision
Customer audience	Public companies, investor relations teams, and enterprise PR	PR professionals, comms teams, and public companies
Distribution reach	158 countries, 35 local languages, 10,000+ news publications, and 1,000,000 financial desktops.	Distributes to over 500,000 media outlets, newsrooms, and financial portals across 170+ countries in 40+ languages.
Turnaround	24/7 editorial support available for immediate or scheduled distribution.	Press releases can be distributed within hours of approval by the 24/7 editorial team.
Pricing model	Custom quotes only; standard 600-word releases with multimedia typically range from $900 to $1,200.	Starts at $350 for local distribution plus a $195-$249 annual membership fee. National releases start at $805, with steep overages for extra words and multimedia.

Side by side

Data point	GlobeNewswire	PR Newswire
Pricing & value2.26 vs 1.60GlobeNewswire leads
Entry-level release cost	$350+ (quote based)2.5 ▲	$350 for state/local release2.0
Pricing transparency	No public rate card1.0	No public rate card (returns 404)1.0
Word-count & multimedia overages	$140-$175 per 100 words + media fees2.0 ▲	$140+ per 100 extra words, $325 per image1.0
Contract flexibility	Per-release and packages available3.8 ▲	$195-$249 annual membership required2.0
Refund policy	No public refund policy located on the official site2.0	Unused portion refunded if vendor discontinues service2.0
Distribution reach4.68 vs 4.82PR Newswire leads
Stated outlet count	10,000+ news publications, 6,000 websites4.8	500,000+ media outlets and newsrooms5.0 ▲
Country coverage	158 countries in 35 languages4.8	170+ countries5.0 ▲
Financial & regulatory circuits	EDGAR, SEDAR, financial desktops5.0 ▲	Full regulatory disclosure points4.8
Trade & vertical targeting	50,000+ trade journals & custom lists4.5	100+ industries and trade categories4.5
Outlet variety (regions & niches)	News, financial, trade, broadcast4.5	Multicultural, language-specific, and industry verticals4.8 ▲
Additional reach services	Media Contacts Database4.5	ProfNet, media tours, paid placement, social sharing4.8 ▲
Placement quality4.16 vs 4.04GlobeNewswire leads
Tier-1 pickup likelihood	AP, Bloomberg, WSJ, NYT4.5	Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, CNBC, AP News4.8 ▲
Guaranteed placements	Guaranteed earned media placements via Syndicated Articles5.0 ▲	Guaranteed paid placement available4.0
Average outlet authority (DR & traffic)	N/A3.3	High domain authority and web traffic4.5 ▲
Speed of distribution	N/A3.8	Within hours of approval4.0 ▲
Search indexing durability	N/A3.5	N/A3.5
Indexing ratio	99.3% cited by ChatGPT or Claude5.0 ▲	N/A3.5
Platform & workflow4.38 vs 3.97GlobeNewswire leads
Release editor usability	AI Press Release Optimizer included4.5	AI-powered Create+ tool for drafting and enhancing4.5
Approval & compliance workflow	Regulatory compliance workflows4.5 ▲	Internal approvals required before submission4.0
Multimedia support	Images, video, audio, PDFs, carousels4.8 ▲	Photos, videos, logos, infographics4.5
Integrations	Integrated with Notified PR platform4.0	Website integration and social media connections4.0
Team & multi-user management	Single login for multiple accounts4.0 ▲	Individual registered-user logins; no sharing2.0
Additional tools & extras	Media monitoring, social listening4.5	AI campaign planning, content creation, media monitoring4.8 ▲
White label & reseller4.04 vs 4.04
White-label reporting	N/A4.0	N/A4.0
API access	N/A3.1	N/A3.1
White-label publishing	N/A4.6	N/A4.6
Agency & reseller pricing	Flexible billing & online-only options4.0 ▲	Channel Partner and Publishing Partner programs3.5
Dedicated account manager	24/7 editorial support team4.5	Dedicated agency account management team5.0 ▲
Customer support3.85 vs 3.85
Support channels	Phone and email support4.0 ▲	Phone & e-mail3.5
Response speed	24/7/365 editorial support4.5	24/7 editorial team availability4.5
Support quality (public reviews)	4.4/5 on G2 (367 reviews)4.4 ▲	3.9/5 on G2 (781 reviews)3.9
Onboarding & training	Self-service Press Release 101 training guide2.5	MediaRoom CMS training and 24/7/365 support3.5 ▲
Analytics & reporting4.34 vs 4.24GlobeNewswire leads
Pickup reporting detail	Placements, AI citations, readership4.5	Visibility Reports showing engagement, pickup, and reach4.5
Audience & engagement metrics	Views, social shares, clicks, AI bots4.5 ▲	Performance and audience engagement data4.2
Report speed after distribution	Near real-time4.5	Visibility Report 2 hours after distribution4.5
Real-time dashboards	Live analytics dashboards4.5 ▲	Real-time newsfeed and analytics4.0
Export & sharing	Shareable live analytics dashboards3.7	Downloadable reports to share results4.0 ▲

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